Luna Project Promotional & Educational Programs

Educating the public concerning the benefits of space development and the
advantages of the lunar strategy, and spreading public awareness of the
Project itself, are vital for the success of the broad-based approach which we
have embraced. This leads us to pursue several different avenues of public
outreach.

Please note : quantities of most printed materials are available upon
inquiry. Recognizing that printing, particularly colour printing, can be
expensive, we make use of the Publications Fund to have work done in bulk as
appropriate. Donations to the Fund are invited ; by the same token, if you
have incurred printing expenses which you are unable to treat as a donation,
please do not hesitate to contact us
with a request for reimbursement from the Fund.

Luna!

This publication is intended to help bring the Project and the ideas of
lunar settlement to the attention of the interested public, & to keep them
there. Everyone is invited to redistribute it, whether by handing it out, by
mail, or by passing along the download link. Contributions are invited, &
we mean to publish a new number as often as we have suitable material.

To receive notification when a new Luna! becomes available, please
subscribe to the announcements-only mailing list by sending a blank e-mail
message to pub_announce-subscribe on this domain.

Audiovisual Media

Long radio interview with
Gia Scott on the "Dawn of Shades" program, aired on 107.7 FM, New
Orleans, 2014-098. Edited to remove station bumpers and adjust volume levels
(original version here).
[.MP3, 62 MB]

Handouts and Giveaway Materials

Some of these can be handed out on street-corners, or placed in libraries,
bookstores, coffee shops, or other favourable locations — don't forget
to get permission where necessary. Others are particularly useful to accompany
a display, giving people something to take away.

Handbills

Rocket logo with motto "The Stars are Ours!" or
"Luna City or Bust!", expository text on back,
8½×5½ inch size

Displays and Table Materials

One useful way of attracting attention to the Project and gaining a
platform for engaging the public is to set up a booth, table, or
poster display at an event such as a science-fiction convention, book
fair, rocketry competition, or movie premiere. The materials below
are intended to assist in the use of this avenue of outreach.

Luna Project Data Book

The Data Book is an evolving compilation of materials intended to
provide background on the concept of lunar settlement and responses
to questions of general interest about the Project itself. Due to
size and other issues, source files for the Data Book are not hosted
here, but may be obtained upon
request.

Display posters Good
for assembling a static display or backdrop. Most are 11×17
inch size, portrait orientation, with one wide margin & one narrow
to facilitate trimming for display on a 20×30 inch board.
.PDF, monochrome unless otherwise indicated.

Luna Project Book Program

The Luna Project Book Program is an outreach effort
intended to spread awareness of the issues related to space
development, as well as increasing the visibility of the Project.
Under the Book Program, Project supporters give away copies of
various books, both fiction and non-fiction, which are selected to
stimulate interest in space colonization and industrialization. These
books are marked with Project information, & distributed so as to
maximize exposure. All the books listed are available as mass-market
paperbacks, which is the format we recommend distributing, and can
generally be found for US$5 or less per copy.

List of Selected Books

f = fiction, nf = non-fiction

Ben Bova

The High Road (nf)

Arthur C. Clarke

The Exploration of Space (nf)

Interplanetary Flight (nf)

The Promise of Space (nf)

Prelude to Space (f — also published as
Master of Space & The Space Dreamers)

Robert A. Heinlein

The Green Hills of Earth (f)

The Man who Sold the Moon (f)

T.A. Heppenheimer

Colonies in Space (nf)

Gerard K. O'Neill

The High Frontier (nf)

G. Harry Stine

The Space Enterprise (nf)

Space Power (nf)

The Third Industrial Revolution (nf)

Labels

The first two labels are intended to be placed inside Book Program
give-away books. The third is meant for use in other connexions —
e.g. when putting Heinlein juveniles into a Christmas toy drive, or
trading miscellaneous books for Program books through a swapping service.

Merchandise

Luna Project merchandise has two functions. First, the proceeds help
fund Project outreach activities. Second, the items themselves are
generally of such a kind as to attract attention, & thus spread
awareness of the Project.

Project merchandise is available in-person at events, on eBay, and by
mail (within the United States — use this printable order form). Prices
are listed in US dollars, per each except where otherwise specified.

Special
packaging (laser cut, with gold rubber stamp) available to those who
attended screenings of Lunarcy! at South by Southwest
2013, the True/False Film Festival 2013 Boone Dawdle, and Gateway to Space
2014 : $5(if you attended one of these showings, and did
not get one, but would like one, we do have some left over — please
inquire)

Advertising Materials

Advertising is of great importance in reaching the public. If we wish to
gain public support, we must be visible. While the Project has yet to
mount a full-dress advertising campaign, we do have materials which are useful
for anyone who wishes to assist the effort in this manner.

Posters

The two items below are suitable for digital printing, but were prepared
as pre-press files. We have sizable quantities of both on hand, printed
using a metallic ink for the gold portion, which are available upon request.